same, agree, equal
同 centers on sameness: things that are identical, equal, or in agreement. It expresses the idea of matching or being the same as something else.
同 is thought to depict a container or cover with an opening, later used to express the idea of sameness or gathering together. The exact historical development is uncertain.
The shape 同 looks like a uniform box with a single opening, suggesting everything inside is the same. Picture a container where all items are identical.
For ドウ, imagine a doughnut box where every doughnut is exactly the same: dough -> ドウ, and they all agree in shape and flavor.
same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent
the same; the said
same; similar; (just) like; equal
at the same time; at once; simultaneously; concurrently
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
cooperation; collaboration; association; partnership; (acting in) unison
agreement; consent; approval; assent
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
same person
same time
alliance; union; league
the same company; the said firm
same period; corresponding period
classmate
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together
combination; union; joining; incorporation; amalgamation; merger; fusion
sympathy; compassion; pity
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
identical; same; one and the same; equal
living together; coexistence
homosexuality; homosexual love
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment
the same day
approval; endorsement
that year; same year; same age
same sex
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
confusion; mixing; merger
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
conformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit
all present; all concerned; all of us
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
same name
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
the same kind; accomplice; partner
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; sitting next to
similar tastes
assimilation; absorption
the same month
same trade; same business; same profession
same city
same country; same province
same surname
riding together; riding with
the said person; he; she
same number
same room
the same school
the same store; the same shop
the said ministry; the same ministry
same row; same line; same file
same as above; ditto; ibid.
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
the said bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.)
the same ratio or percentage
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
the same grade; same class
the same town; that town
general resemblance; being largely the same
synonym
the same place; that place
homophony; same pronunciation; same sound
the same ship; taking the same ship
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
cooperative; association; partnership
same (political) party
the same night; that night
same age; same period
same time (period)
the same sickness
the same prefecture
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
agricultural cooperative